Faith Connolly, executive director of the Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC), collaborated on a paper that focuses on shared methodologies of community coordinators in Baltimore schools that have resulted in increased student attendance and improved school climate.

“Baltimore: A multifaceted approach to developing relationships” by Rachel E. Durham, Jessica Shiller, and Faith Connolly has been published by Phi Delta Kappa.

BERC, a partnership of the Baltimore City Public Schools, Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, and other civic and community partners, provides data analysis and research to community members, so that they may advocate for resources and improve the education of children in Baltimore.